Key features of democracy in Lebanon
Lebanon: Key features of democracy was 0.419 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of democracy in Lebanon, 1919–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.419 for key features of democracy in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of democracy in Lebanon peaked at 0.486 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.12, in 1919.
Lebanon ranks 98th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 107 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.1582 | 0.127 | 0.188 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2044 | 0.178 | 0.221 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2847 | 0.219 | 0.322 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.35 | 0.305 | 0.385 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3878 | 0.373 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3654 | 0.348 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3422 | 0.304 | 0.348 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3203 | 0.312 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3929 | 0.323 | 0.467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4692 | 0.429 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4002 | 0.347 | 0.436 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More social development data for Lebanon
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 535,168 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 9,568 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Public Sector Corruption Index 0.86 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.744 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.715 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.419 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.222 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of democracy in Lebanon?
- Key features of democracy in Lebanon was 0.419 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.486 in 2013.
- What is the lowest key features of democracy recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 in 1919.
- How does Lebanon rank for key features of democracy?
- Lebanon ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of democracy rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.